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How long does it take to read Gay New York?

Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940

George Chauncey

Gay New York by George Chauncey takes about 9 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 9 hours 6 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1994. 496 pages, about 136,400 words.

19 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 15 hours 9 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 9 hours 6 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 41 minutes

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

Subjects: City dwellers, Gay men, History, Homoseksuelen, Homosexuality, Male Homosexuality

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